DISCLAIMER: I OWN NOTHING IN THE NARUTOVERSE. ONLY MY OC's.
I crouched silently on the branch, my presence hidden in the trees and my eyes glued to the clearing a few yards ahead. I had been in the same position for the last few hours, unmoving and just starting to feel the burn, from crouching so long, in one of my thighs. My Anbu mask was snug against my face and my tight black pants were beginning to become uncomfortable as they began to ride up my ass. I leaned forward slightly on the branch, balancing myself with one hand as I reached behind me with the other. I quickly latched onto the seat of my pants and pulled down, relieving myself of the wedgie. I let out a sigh of content just as the com in my ear cracked with life.
"The show's over already?" A voice asked over the line, making me scowl behind my turtle mask. Leave it to him to say something like that while we were waiting in hiding for our target. I should have been used to it by now, having been in the squad for a month, but every now and then they still got under my skin. Well, he had always gotten under my skin.
"Sorry Kakashi, next time I will try to extend it for your perverted eyes," I replied, keeping my eyes glued to the clearing. If the target did show I was the closest to the spot and would be the first to engage.
"Can I participate next time?" He asked. It was times like that when I really wished I could just haul off and get him right in the balls.
"No participation required."
"You let the other boys participate," Kakashi said.
"Only the lucky few," I replied sharply. The com had fallen silent again before he finally answered back.
"I think your view of a few is different than mine."
I didn't reply, deciding to take the higher road for once. It wasn't like his comment hadn't made me mad, hell it infuriated me actually. He had no room to talk. Whenever we were back in the village it seemed like Kakashi would screw anything with a vagina. And when I say anything I mean anything. There was that one girl at the bar a week back that Tenzou and I are still not quite sure about. She looked to resemble an ape more than a human. At least I had standards… most of the time.
The heat of the day was making me sweat behind my mask and as I continued to crouch there and wait, like we had been doing for the last couple of days, the more and more frustrated I became with the mission. I mean a squad of Chunin could have done this mission. I mean we were Anbu. Weren't we supposed to infiltrate and assassinate, you know melt into the shadow. But here we were, in the woods, hiding in a tree and waiting… I fucking hate waiting.
Not only that, but the more I sat there the more time I had to think about why we got this stupid mission in the first place. Was it to see if we worked well as a team? Or was it because of what I did to Tenzou during training awhile back, not to mention the scene I caused at the bar right before we were given this mission. It was all Asuma's fault anyway; he never should have bet me that I wouldn't get naked in front of everyone. I'll do about anything when I'm drunk. Yeah, it was probably because of me that we had gotten this shit mission, just like Tenzou said for the first forty miles of it. Whatever.
I stood up from my crouching position and stretched my arms over my head to get the kinks out of my spine, still hidden in the trees and my eyes ever trained on that desolate road. God, I needed a drink. A crack came over the line again, a grunt of pain quickly following. My arms fell to my sides quickly as I stood as still as I could.
"Senpai?" I heard Tenzou ask. There was no response as I stood there waiting for anything to come over the line. My breath hitched in my throat, afraid to breathe, as if the noise would make me fail to hear his response.
"Sen…" Tenzou started, but was quickly cut off. He came back over the line, his voice heavy as he replied. "I've got contact."
"Ugh… same here," Kakashi's voice finally ran out, the breath I had been holding rushing past my lips. A flash of silver to my right caught my attention and I jumped, just missing the three shuriken that embedded into the branch I had just been standing on. My enemy had given his position away and as he leapt out of his hiding spot toward me I pulled my ninjato out, meeting him halfway. My smile was hidden behind my mask as my short sword met his kunai, a small spark erupting between them.
I hit the ground with a thud, the impact vibrating up my legs. He wasted no time in attacking me, rushing forward in a swirl of black and blonde. He slashed and kicked, one punch connecting soundly with my jaw. I slid back from him, by back making harsh contact with a tree, my breath rushing from my lungs. He was definitely faster then I was. That's when I noticed it, that swirl tattoo by his right eye that seemed to resemble a small vortex. So I had gotten the target after all, the man we were after. He was stronger and faster than I had imagined.
He went for me again, but I blocked, quickly sweeping my arm out and coming in contact with his side. He stumbled a moment before he flew back at me, the edge of his kunai cutting into my neck. I could feel the wetness of the blood as it ran down my neck and collected at the collar of my Anbu suit. He smiled at me, his dark eyes running up and down my body.
"Did I ruin that pretty neck of yours?" He asked, his voice low and menacing.
"Just a scratch," I replied, holding my ninjato closely to my side. I knew I had to keep my cool. It was something my brother had hammered into my since I was little.
"Keep control of your emotions when fighting." Gai would constantly say to me on the training grounds, many of my losses due to the fact that I couldn't. I twitched as I waited for him to attack, trying desperately to hold back from attacking, but when he shifted his foot I lunged, my sword swinging out wildly. I made contact, slicing into his left arm, before he knocked me to the ground. I flipped onto my back as quick as I could, just in time to get the heel of his foot planted in my face, my Anbu mask shattering. I felt my bottom lip bust and blood trickle down my chin. When he did it again my head went fuzzy, the light around me suddenly going cloudy. I could feel panic rise in me as I swiped at him, getting his leg with my sword. He jumped away from me and I stumbled to my feet, swaying slightly before I righted myself. I was breathing heavy and I could feel my left cheek, along with my bottom lip, swelling up. My strength was leaving me and as he watched me, his anger growing I knew that there was only one thing that I could do to win the fight. I wasn't supposed to use it, but I had no choice.
"Sorry guys," I mumbled to myself right before he rushed me. I drew in a breath and screamed. The sound waves vibrated from my throat making the man stumble before me. I watched as he reached up to cover his ears, blood seeping from in between his fingertips. He went stock still before his eyes rolled into the back of his head and he fell backwards like a tree, his head bouncing off the forest floor. I walked up to him, my ninjato hanging limply by my side. He was in a catatonic state, the effect of the only ninjutsu I posses. With one stroke I plunged my sword into his chest and he ceased to live anymore. I spit down at him, the blood from my mouth splattering across his still face, before I walked off in search of my teammates. They would more than likely be in the same state as that guy was if they were in my range.
The first person I found was Tenzou laying on his stomach, his eyes rolled back and a trickle of blood coming out of his right ear. His kunai was clutched tightly in his hand and his mask was shattered a few feet away from him. His advisory was lying, dead, ten feet away from him. I crouched down beside him and rolled him onto his back, a groan escaping his lips. I watched as his eyes squeezed shut and one of his hand reached up for his head. When his brown eyes finally opened he frowned at me, but I could only smile.
"The headache is going to last for the rest of the day, the confusion will only be a few more hours," I said as I reached down and grabbed him by the front of his shirt and pulled him into a sitting position.
"I really hate when you do that," Tenzou groaned as he continued to look at me, his brow knitted together in pain.
"Hopefully Shikaku with have those plugs finished by the time we get back."
"We can only hope," Tenzou replied. His eyes scanned my face and I leaned away from him, suddenly realizing how hard he was looking at me. I was glad that he talked to me now, but the whole staring thing I still got freaked out over from time to time and this just happened to be one of those times.
"What the hell happened to your face?"
"Had a run in with the bottom of a shoe," I said, but when he failed to get that look off his face I gulped. "What, is it that bad?"
"Uh," He said then reached out, one of his fingers coming in contact with my busted lip, making me hiss. He drew his hand back as if he had got bitten, but there seemed to be nothing but concern in his brown eyes. "You want me to heal that?"
"We need to find Kakashi first," I said as I stood quickly. Was I seriously about to have a tender moment? I hadn't had one of those since I was twelve and got my ass handed to me during a c-ranked mission. Izumo and Kotetsu had doted on me to the point of embarrassment.
"Present," Kakashi said as he stepped through the foliage and into the clearing we were currently in. "Was the target dealt with?"
"Yeah, I got him," I said. Kakashi looked over at me with that lazy look in his eye and I frowned at him. Nothing ever impressed him and that just pissed me off.
"Good. Let's get back and please Momo refrain from screaming anymore," Kakashi said before he jumped off. Tenzou pulled himself off the ground and looked back at me before he vanished. My eyes went to the disintegrating body of the enemy in the clearing and then to the path that my teammates had taken. Maybe I should have screamed one more time, just to hear that satisfying crack as Kakashi dropped from the trees, but Tenzou didn't deserve it and all I wanted to do was get back to the village, take a bath, get stiff drink and a hard screw.
The first thing I did after our briefing with the Hokage was run right for the Nara compound. The sooner I knew that Shikaku had finished the plugs the better. I knew that I wouldn't be the only appreciating them, but Kakashi and Tenzou would as well. When I stepped up to the front door I tucked some of my red hair behind my ear, trying to make myself more presentable, forgetting about my banged up face. As my hand went to land on the door I heard a throat clear behind me and I turned quickly. Shikaku Nara was standing in his front yard, a cigarette hanging from his mouth and a small sack dangling from his left hand. Even with the scars on his face, I still found the older Jonin handsome.
"Are you looking for these?" He asked as he held out the small green bag. I walked over to him quickly and grabbed the bag from him.
"You finished them? How do they work?" I asked excitedly as I peered into the bag. Two pairs of beige earplugs laid inside.
"They only block out the wavelength of your scream that causes the catatonic state. It does not block out any other noises… unless they are of the same frequency of your scream of course."
"Have I ever told you that you are the smartest person I know?" I asked him, not able to hide the huge grin on my face. He laughed before scratching at the back of his neck.
"Maybe once or twice," Shikaku replied.
"Thanks again Shikaku," I said before I headed for the front gate of the compound. I heard him call out my name and when I turned around a small plastic container was tossed to me. I caught it easily before looking back at him.
"It will take the swelling down," He rang out. I just smiled one more time and waved over my shoulder as I walked down the dusty street to my apartment, the ointment held tightly in my hand. I knew if he made it then by the time that I was ready to go out that evening my swelling would be gone and the only thing I would have left would be the split on my lip. That was do-able. It was a good thing too because a few round of sake with Izumo and Kotetsu was sounding mighty good at that moment. Plus being around guys that appreciated you always made a girl fee better.
Authors note: Sorry it took so long. I was having trouble at one spot and wasn't sure what to write. Oh and I was wondering do you guys think her old sensei should be a known jonin of the village or an oc? I was just wondering. Thanks for reading and please review.
